Activist investor Knight Vinke once called for UBS to split off its investment banking arm. The hedge fund has renewed its criticism of investment banks – which reads like direct criticism of Credit Suisse.

The family of Jho Low, suspected to be the financial mastermind behind billions siphoned from 1MDB, is moving to protect $650 million in assets set for seizure by U.S. authorities as part of a corruption probe.

Brexit and Donald Trump – even if disaster hasn’t struck, there is no question that the conditions for investors have radically changed. Will next year be as eventful, asks Vontobel's Christophe Bernard